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SYNOPSIS
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<b>#include &#60;pcre.h&#62;</b>
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<b>int pcre_get_stringtable_entries(const pcre *<i>code</i>,</b>
<b>const char *<i>name</i>, char **<i>first</i>, char **<i>last</i>);</b>
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DESCRIPTION
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This convenience function finds, for a compiled pattern, the first and last
entries for a given name in the table that translates capturing parenthesis
names into numbers. When names are required to be unique (PCRE_DUPNAMES is
<i>not</i> set), it is usually easier to use <b>pcre_get_stringnumber()</b>
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  <i>code</i>    Compiled regular expression
  <i>name</i>    Name whose entries required
  <i>first</i>   Where to return a pointer to the first entry
  <i>last</i>    Where to return a pointer to the last entry
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The yield of the function is the length of each entry, or
PCRE_ERROR_NOSUBSTRING if none are found.
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